WATCH: Players chomping at the bit to get World Cup underway

Breakingnews.ie Head Sports Reporter Shaun Cronin and Irish Examiner Rugby Correspondent Simon Lewis were at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff this afternoon to watch Ireland have one final training session ahead of the World Cup.

Paul O’Connell and the team are raring to go after the phony war of the warm-up series, delighted to leave the training camp behind and get the tournament underway.

Lewis and Cronin discussed some of Schmidt’s personnel decisions for tomorrow’s game against Canada, particularly the inclusions of Iain Henderson and Luke Fitzgerald.

Shaun Cronin, Head Sports Reporter chatting with Irish Examiner Rugby Correspondent Simon Lewis during the Captain’s Run at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. Video by Dan Linehan

Under the watchful eyes of Joe Schmidt and the assembled media, the players were put through their paces one last time.